diff --git a/src/detection/brightness/brightness_windows.cpp b/src/detection/brightness/brightness_windows.cpp
index 3139fef4c..0f86ba49e 100644
--- a/src/detection/brightness/brightness_windows.cpp
+++ b/src/detection/brightness/brightness_windows.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ extern "C"
 #include "brightness.h"
 }
 #include "util/windows/wmi.hpp"
+#include "util/windows/unicode.hpp"
 
 extern "C"
 const char* ffDetectBrightness(FFlist* result)
@@ -13,15 +14,19 @@ const char* ffDetectBrightness(FFlist* result)
 
     while(FFWmiRecord record = query.next())
     {
-        FFBrightnessResult* display = (FFBrightnessResult*) ffListAdd(result);
-        ffStrbufInit(&display->name);
-        record.getString(L"InstanceName", &display->name);
-        ffStrbufSubstrAfterFirstC(&display->name, '\\');
-        ffStrbufSubstrBeforeFirstC(&display->name, '\\');
+        if(FFWmiVariant vtValue = record.get(L"CurrentBrightness"))
+        {
+            FFBrightnessResult* display = (FFBrightnessResult*) ffListAdd(result);
+            display->value = vtValue.get<uint8_t>();
 
-        uint64_t brightness;
-        record.getUnsigned(L"CurrentBrightness", &brightness);
-        display->value = (float) brightness;
+            ffStrbufInit(&display->name);
+            if (FFWmiVariant vtName = record.get(L"InstanceName"))
+            {
+                ffStrbufSetWSV(&display->name, vtName.get<std::wstring_view>());
+                ffStrbufSubstrAfterFirstC(&display->name, '\\');
+                ffStrbufSubstrBeforeFirstC(&display->name, '\\');
+            }
+        }
     }
     return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/src/detection/chassis/chassis_windows.cpp b/src/detection/chassis/chassis_windows.cpp
index cd2d1f7f0..2332c5b31 100644
--- a/src/detection/chassis/chassis_windows.cpp
+++ b/src/detection/chassis/chassis_windows.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "util/windows/registry.h"
 #include "util/smbiosHelper.h"
 }
+#include "util/windows/unicode.hpp"
 #include "util/windows/wmi.hpp"
 
 static const char* detectWithRegistry(FFChassisResult* result)
@@ -31,26 +32,33 @@ FF_MAYBE_UNUSED static const char* detectWithWmi(FFChassisResult* result)
 
     if (FFWmiRecord record = query.next())
     {
-        FFWmiVariant vtProp;
-        if(FAILED(record.obj->Get(L"ChassisTypes", 0, &vtProp, nullptr, nullptr)))
+        if (auto vtProp = record.get(L"ChassisTypes"))
+        {
+            auto [arr, len] = vtProp.get<std::pair<const int32_t*, uint32_t>>();
+            if(len == 0)
+                return "ChassisTypes contain no data failed";
+            for (uint32_t i = 0; i < len; ++i)
+            {
+                if (i > 0)
+                    ffStrbufAppendS(&result->type, ", ");
+                ffStrbufAppendS(&result->type, ffChassisTypeToString((uint32_t) arr[i]));
+            }
+        }
+        else
             return "Get ChassisTypes failed";
 
-        auto [arr, len] = (std::pair<const int32_t*, uint32_t>) vtProp;
-
-        if(len == 0)
-            return "ChassisTypes contain no data failed";
-
-        for (uint32_t i = 0; i < len; ++i)
+        if (auto vtProp = record.get(L"Version"))
         {
-            if (i > 0)
-                ffStrbufAppendS(&result->type, ", ");
-            ffStrbufAppendS(&result->type, ffChassisTypeToString((uint32_t) arr[i]));
+            ffStrbufSetWSV(&result->version, vtProp.get<std::wstring_view>());
+            ffCleanUpSmbiosValue(&result->version);
+        }
+
+        if (auto vtProp = record.get(L"Manufacturer"))
+        {
+            ffStrbufSetWSV(&result->vendor, vtProp.get<std::wstring_view>());
+            ffCleanUpSmbiosValue(&result->vendor);
         }
 
-        record.getString(L"Version", &result->version);
-        ffCleanUpSmbiosValue(&result->version);
-        record.getString(L"Manufacturer", &result->vendor);
-        ffCleanUpSmbiosValue(&result->vendor);
         return NULL;
     }
     return "No WMI result returned";
diff --git a/src/detection/os/os_windows.cpp b/src/detection/os/os_windows.cpp
index 2224c5c9b..935f86153 100644
--- a/src/detection/os/os_windows.cpp
+++ b/src/detection/os/os_windows.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 extern "C" {
 #include "os.h"
-#include "util/windows/unicode.h"
+#include "common/library.h"
 }
+#include "util/windows/unicode.hpp"
 #include "util/windows/wmi.hpp"
 
 static const char* getOsNameByWmi(FFstrbuf* osName)
@@ -12,9 +13,13 @@ static const char* getOsNameByWmi(FFstrbuf* osName)
 
     if(FFWmiRecord record = query.next())
     {
-        record.getString(L"Caption", osName);
-        ffStrbufTrimRight(osName, ' ');
-        return NULL;
+        if(auto vtCaption = record.get(L"Caption"))
+        {
+            ffStrbufSetWSV(osName, vtCaption.get<std::wstring_view>());
+            ffStrbufTrimRight(osName, ' ');
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        return "Get Caption failed";
     }
 
     return "No WMI result returned";
@@ -29,9 +34,9 @@ static const char* getOsNameByWinbrand(FFstrbuf* osName)
     FF_LIBRARY_LOAD_SYMBOL_MESSAGE(winbrand, BrandingFormatString);
 
     const wchar_t* rawName = ffBrandingFormatString(L"%WINDOWS_LONG%");
-        ffStrbufSetWS(osName, rawName);
-        GlobalFree((HGLOBAL)rawName);
-        return NULL;
+    ffStrbufSetWS(osName, rawName);
+    GlobalFree((HGLOBAL)rawName);
+    return NULL;
 }
 
 extern "C"
diff --git a/src/detection/temps/temps_windows.cpp b/src/detection/temps/temps_windows.cpp
index 9c741b4cd..c9cfeac50 100644
--- a/src/detection/temps/temps_windows.cpp
+++ b/src/detection/temps/temps_windows.cpp
@@ -15,10 +15,21 @@ const char* ffDetectSmbiosTemp(double* current, double* critical)
 
     if(FFWmiRecord record = query.next())
     {
-        if (current && record.getReal(L"CurrentTemperature", current)) // In tenth of degrees Kelvin
-            *current = *current / 10 - 273.15;
-        if (critical && record.getReal(L"CriticalTripPoint", critical)) // In tenth of degrees Kelvin
-            *critical = *critical / 10 - 273.15;
+        if (current)
+        {
+            if(auto vtCurrent = record.get(L"CurrentTemperature"))
+                *current = vtCurrent.get<int32_t>() / 10 - 273.15; // In tenth of degrees Kelvin
+            else
+                *current = 0.0/0.0;
+        }
+
+        if (critical)
+        {
+            if(auto vtCritical = record.get(L"CriticalTripPoint"))
+                *critical = vtCritical.get<int32_t>() / 10 - 273.15; // In tenth of degrees Kelvin
+            else
+                *critical = 0.0/0.0;
+        }
     }
 
     return "No WMI result returned";
diff --git a/src/util/windows/unicode.hpp b/src/util/windows/unicode.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18441a50d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/windows/unicode.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#ifndef FASTFETCH_INCLUDED_UNICODE_HPP
+#define FASTFETCH_INCLUDED_UNICODE_HPP
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+
+extern "C" {
+#include "unicode.h"
+}
+
+#include <string_view>
+
+static inline void ffStrbufSetWSV(FFstrbuf* result, const std::wstring_view source)
+{
+    return ffStrbufSetNWS(result, (uint32_t) source.size(), source.data());
+}
+
+#else
+
+    #error Must be included in C++ source file
+
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/util/windows/wmi.cpp b/src/util/windows/wmi.cpp
index 9b8103fbe..af84c7013 100644
--- a/src/util/windows/wmi.cpp
+++ b/src/util/windows/wmi.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 #include "wmi.hpp"
 #include "util/windows/com.hpp"
-
-extern "C" {
-#include "util/windows/unicode.h"
-}
+#include "util/windows/unicode.hpp"
 
 #include <synchapi.h>
 #include <wchar.h>
@@ -129,21 +126,6 @@ FFWmiQuery::FFWmiQuery(const wchar_t* queryStr, FFstrbuf* error, FFWmiNamespace
     }
 }
 
-static void ffBstrToStrbuf(BSTR bstr, FFstrbuf* strbuf)
-{
-    int len = (int)SysStringLen(bstr);
-    if(len <= 0)
-    {
-        ffStrbufClear(strbuf);
-        return;
-    }
-    int size_needed = WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, bstr, len, nullptr, 0, nullptr, nullptr);
-    ffStrbufEnsureFree(strbuf, (uint32_t)size_needed);
-    WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, bstr, len, strbuf->chars, size_needed, nullptr, nullptr);
-    strbuf->length = (uint32_t)size_needed;
-    strbuf->chars[size_needed] = '\0';
-}
-
 bool FFWmiRecord::getString(const wchar_t* key, FFstrbuf* strbuf)
 {
     bool result = true;
@@ -171,11 +153,11 @@ bool FFWmiRecord::getString(const wchar_t* key, FFstrbuf* strbuf)
                     else if(FAILED(pDateTime->GetFileTime(VARIANT_TRUE, &dateStr)))
                         result = false;
                     else
-                        ffBstrToStrbuf(dateStr, strbuf);
+                        ffStrbufSetNWS(strbuf, SysStringLen(dateStr), dateStr);
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    ffBstrToStrbuf(vtProp.bstrVal, strbuf);
+                    ffStrbufSetWS(strbuf, SysStringLen(vtProp.bstrVal), vtProp.bstrVal);
                 }
                 break;
 
diff --git a/src/util/windows/wmi.hpp b/src/util/windows/wmi.hpp
index d5a08f62e..b31b84533 100644
--- a/src/util/windows/wmi.hpp
+++ b/src/util/windows/wmi.hpp
@@ -25,6 +25,133 @@ enum {
     FF_WMI_QUERY_TIMEOUT = 5000
 };
 
+struct FFWmiVariant: VARIANT {
+    explicit FFWmiVariant() { VariantInit(this); }
+    ~FFWmiVariant() { VariantClear(this); }
+
+    FFWmiVariant(const FFWmiVariant&) = delete;
+    FFWmiVariant(FFWmiVariant&&); // don't define it to enforce NRVO optimization
+
+    bool hasValue() {
+        return this->vt != VT_EMPTY;
+    }
+
+    explicit operator bool() {
+        return this->hasValue();
+    }
+
+    template <typename T> T get();
+
+    // boolean
+    template <> bool get<bool>() {
+        assert(this->vt == VT_BOOL);
+        return this->boolVal != VARIANT_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    // signed
+    template <> int8_t get() {
+        assert(this->vt == VT_I1);
+        return this->cVal;
+    }
+    template <> int16_t get() {
+        assert(vt == VT_I2);
+        return this->iVal;
+    }
+    template <> int32_t get() {
+        assert(this->vt == VT_I4 || vt == VT_INT);
+        return this->intVal;
+    }
+    template <> int64_t get() {
+        assert(this->vt == VT_I8);
+        return this->llVal;
+    }
+
+    // unsigned
+    template <> uint8_t get() {
+        assert(this->vt == VT_UI1);
+        return this->bVal;
+    }
+    template <> uint16_t get() {
+        assert(this->vt == VT_UI2);
+        return this->uiVal;
+    }
+    template <> uint32_t get() {
+        assert(this->vt == VT_UI4 || vt == VT_UINT);
+        return this->uintVal;
+    }
+    template <> uint64_t get() {
+        assert(this->vt == VT_UI8);
+        return this->ullVal;
+    }
+
+    // decimal
+    template <> float get() {
+        assert(this->vt == VT_R4);
+        return this->fltVal;
+    }
+    template <> double get() {
+        assert(this->vt == VT_R8);
+        return this->dblVal;
+    }
+
+    // string
+    template <> std::string_view get() {
+        assert(this->vt == VT_LPSTR);
+        return this->pcVal;
+    }
+    template <> std::wstring_view get() {
+        assert(this->vt == VT_BSTR || this->vt == VT_LPWSTR);
+        if (this->vt == VT_LPWSTR)
+            return this->bstrVal;
+        else
+            return { this->bstrVal, SysStringLen(this->bstrVal) };
+    }
+
+    // array signed
+    template <> std::pair<const int8_t*, uint32_t> get() {
+        assert(this->vt & VT_ARRAY);
+        assert((this->vt & ~VT_ARRAY) == VT_I1);
+        return std::make_pair((int8_t*)this->parray->pvData, this->parray->cDims);
+    }
+    template <> std::pair<const int16_t*, uint32_t> get() {
+        assert(this->vt & VT_ARRAY);
+        assert((this->vt & ~VT_ARRAY) == VT_I2);
+        return std::make_pair((int16_t*)this->parray->pvData, this->parray->cDims);
+    }
+    template <> std::pair<const int32_t*, uint32_t> get() {
+        assert(this->vt & VT_ARRAY);
+        assert((this->vt & ~VT_ARRAY) == VT_I4);
+        return std::make_pair((int32_t*)this->parray->pvData, this->parray->cDims);
+    }
+    template <> std::pair<const int64_t*, uint32_t> get() {
+        assert(this->vt & VT_ARRAY);
+        assert((this->vt & ~VT_ARRAY) == VT_I8);
+        return std::make_pair((int64_t*)this->parray->pvData, this->parray->cDims);
+    }
+
+    // array unsigned
+    template <> std::pair<const uint8_t*, uint32_t> get() {
+        assert(this->vt & VT_ARRAY);
+        assert((this->vt & ~VT_ARRAY) == VT_UI1);
+        return std::make_pair((uint8_t*)this->parray->pvData, this->parray->cDims);
+    }
+    template <> std::pair<const uint16_t*, uint32_t> get() {
+        assert(this->vt & VT_ARRAY);
+        assert((this->vt & ~VT_ARRAY) == VT_UI2);
+        return std::make_pair((uint16_t*)this->parray->pvData, this->parray->cDims);
+    }
+    template <> std::pair<const uint32_t*, uint32_t> get() {
+        assert(this->vt & VT_ARRAY);
+        assert((this->vt & ~VT_ARRAY) == VT_UI4);
+        return std::make_pair((uint32_t*)this->parray->pvData, this->parray->cDims);
+    }
+    template <> std::pair<const uint64_t*, uint32_t> get() {
+        assert(this->vt & VT_ARRAY);
+        assert((this->vt & ~VT_ARRAY) == VT_UI8);
+        return std::make_pair((uint64_t*)this->parray->pvData, this->parray->cDims);
+    }
+};
+
 struct FFWmiRecord
 {
     IWbemClassObject* obj;
@@ -51,6 +178,11 @@ struct FFWmiRecord
     bool getSigned(const wchar_t* key, int64_t* integer);
     bool getUnsigned(const wchar_t* key, uint64_t* integer);
     bool getReal(const wchar_t* key, double* real);
+    FFWmiVariant get(const wchar_t* key) {
+        FFWmiVariant result;
+        obj->Get(key, 0, &result, nullptr, nullptr);
+        return result;
+    }
 };
 
 struct FFWmiQuery
@@ -77,117 +209,6 @@ struct FFWmiQuery
     }
 };
 
-struct FFWmiVariant: VARIANT {
-    explicit FFWmiVariant() { VariantInit(this); }
-    ~FFWmiVariant() { VariantClear(this); }
-
-    FFWmiVariant(const FFWmiVariant&) = delete;
-
-    // boolean
-    explicit operator bool() {
-        assert(this->vt == VT_BOOL);
-        return this->boolVal != VARIANT_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    // signed
-    explicit operator int8_t() {
-        assert(this->vt == VT_I1);
-        return this->cVal;
-    }
-    explicit operator int16_t() {
-        assert(vt == VT_I2);
-        return this->iVal;
-    }
-    explicit operator int32_t() {
-        assert(this->vt == VT_I4 || vt == VT_INT);
-        return this->intVal;
-    }
-    explicit operator int64_t() {
-        assert(this->vt == VT_I8);
-        return this->llVal;
-    }
-
-    // unsigned
-    explicit operator uint8_t() {
-        assert(this->vt == VT_I1);
-        return this->bVal;
-    }
-    explicit operator uint16_t() {
-        assert(this->vt == VT_I2);
-        return this->uiVal;
-    }
-    explicit operator uint32_t() {
-        assert(this->vt == VT_UI4 || vt == VT_UINT);
-        return this->uintVal;
-    }
-    explicit operator uint64_t() {
-        assert(this->vt == VT_UI8);
-        return this->ullVal;
-    }
-    explicit operator float() {
-        assert(this->vt == VT_R4);
-        return this->fltVal;
-    }
-    explicit operator double() {
-        assert(this->vt == VT_R8);
-        return this->dblVal;
-    }
-
-    // string
-    explicit operator const std::string_view() {
-        assert(this->vt == VT_LPSTR);
-        return this->pcVal;
-    }
-    explicit operator const std::wstring_view() {
-        assert(this->vt == VT_BSTR || this->vt == VT_LPWSTR);
-        return this->bstrVal;
-    }
-
-    // array signed
-    explicit operator std::pair<const int8_t*, uint32_t>() {
-        assert(this->vt & VT_ARRAY);
-        assert((this->vt & ~VT_ARRAY) == VT_I1);
-        return std::make_pair((int8_t*)this->parray->pvData, this->parray->cDims);
-    }
-    explicit operator std::pair<const int16_t*, uint32_t>() {
-        assert(this->vt & VT_ARRAY);
-        assert((this->vt & ~VT_ARRAY) == VT_I2);
-        return std::make_pair((int16_t*)this->parray->pvData, this->parray->cDims);
-    }
-    explicit operator std::pair<const int32_t*, uint32_t>() {
-        assert(this->vt & VT_ARRAY);
-        assert((this->vt & ~VT_ARRAY) == VT_I4);
-        return std::make_pair((int32_t*)this->parray->pvData, this->parray->cDims);
-    }
-    explicit operator std::pair<const int64_t*, uint32_t>() {
-        assert(this->vt & VT_ARRAY);
-        assert((this->vt & ~VT_ARRAY) == VT_I8);
-        return std::make_pair((int64_t*)this->parray->pvData, this->parray->cDims);
-    }
-
-    // array unsigned
-    explicit operator std::pair<const uint8_t*, uint32_t>() {
-        assert(this->vt & VT_ARRAY);
-        assert((this->vt & ~VT_ARRAY) == VT_UI1);
-        return std::make_pair((uint8_t*)this->parray->pvData, this->parray->cDims);
-    }
-    explicit operator std::pair<const uint16_t*, uint32_t>() {
-        assert(this->vt & VT_ARRAY);
-        assert((this->vt & ~VT_ARRAY) == VT_UI2);
-        return std::make_pair((uint16_t*)this->parray->pvData, this->parray->cDims);
-    }
-    explicit operator std::pair<const uint32_t*, uint32_t>() {
-        assert(this->vt & VT_ARRAY);
-        assert((this->vt & ~VT_ARRAY) == VT_UI4);
-        return std::make_pair((uint32_t*)this->parray->pvData, this->parray->cDims);
-    }
-    explicit operator std::pair<const uint64_t*, uint32_t>() {
-        assert(this->vt & VT_ARRAY);
-        assert((this->vt & ~VT_ARRAY) == VT_UI8);
-        return std::make_pair((uint64_t*)this->parray->pvData, this->parray->cDims);
-    }
-};
-
 #else
     // Win32 COM headers requires C++ compiler
     #error Must be included in C++ source file